Hay-rack.



M- F. OUINN,

HAY RACK.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 29, |915. 1 ,1 84,1 29. v Patented .May 23,1916.

' `b O3 l n fw l u Ei u k gvwwntofp MATT F. QUINN, OF GRAETTING-ER, IOWA.

HAY-RACK.

TocZZ whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, MATT F. QUINN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Graettinger, in the county of Palo Alto Vand State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in I-Iay- Racks, of which the following is a speciication, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. c'

This invention relates to certain improvements in hay racks, and it is an object of the invention to provide a device of this general character constructed` ofy tubular metal soarranged as tobe easily knocked down and so braced as to secure the maximumY of strength witha minimum of weight.

VThe invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the` several parts off my kimproved hay rack whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device is rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, all as will be hereinafter more fully set forth. v c

The novel features of the invention will be carefully defined in the appended claims. In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will now proceed to denal sills of the bedr of a wagon truck and.

on which my improved rack is adapted to be positioned. As herein embodied, my improved rack comprises a plurality of equidistantly spaced parallel tubular members 1 adapted to be disposed transversely of the sills S having their opposite extremities provided .with the upstanding tubular members 2. said members being secured to the extremities yof the tubular members 1 through the medium of the elbow Vunions 3 and in threaded engagement with the extremities of the members 1 and arranged at opposite sides of the unions 3 are the Specification of LettersPatent. Patented lway 23, 1916.

Application ledNovember 29, 1915. .Serial No. 64,111.

nuts a whereby said union may be eEectively clamped in applied position. The upper extremities of theV longitudinally alinedv members 2 are tied or connected by the tubular sections i through the medium of.the conventional unions 5l and the adjacent end members 2 are tied or connected by the transversely -disposed tubular members 6. The end tubular members are braced or reinforced by the brace members 7 disposed in opposite directions and operatively engaged with the upper extremities of the end members 2 and the lower extremities of the intermediate members 1, said members 7 being directed through the members 1 and 2 and having coacting with their extremities the clamping nuts b.

The end members 1 midway their length are each provided with a T-coupling 8 with whieh'is engaged the post section 9 also operatively engaged withV the vadjacent tubular member 6 through the medium of the cross coupling 10, the upstanding stem 11 of which has engaged therewith the upper section 12 of the post. As is believed to be self-evident, a'conventional boom pole is adapted to ooact with the upper sections 12.

The lower pole section 9 and the adjacent tubular member 1 have coacting therewith the truss members 14 disposed through the pole section 9 and having their extremities directed through the end members 1, said extremities having threaded thereon the clamping nuts c for maintaining the trusses 14 in assembled relation. I also find it'of advantage to have the trusses 16 coacting with the intermediate members 1 serving to impart greater rigidity and strength to the rack. said trusses extending above the intermediate members 1, the extremities of said trusses 16 being directed through the members l and having coacting therewith the clamping nuts d.

The tubular members 1 have secured thereto by the clip bolts 17 the plates 18 each of said plates being substantially in the form of an inverted L with the ldepending stems thereof secured to the adjacent faces of the sills S by the bolts19 or the like.

The sills S have also resting thereupon and adjacent the end tubular members 1 the short transverse members 2O held to the sills S through the medium of the bolts 21, said bolts also serving as pivots for the buttons 22 which are adapted to overlie the end members l to afford a further means formaintaining the` rack in applied p'osi- Vtion upon the sills S and particularly before the plates 18 have been secured to the sills. Y

The corner upright members 2 are provided With the hooks 23 with Which Wire strands -r other retaining members may be engaged in accordance with the necessities of practice.

As illustrated in Fig. 3, it is to be noted Y that the transverse Vtubular member la is structed in accordance With my inventionV is of an extremelysimple and comparatively meXpensive-.nature and 1s particularly Well` adapted for use by reason of the convenience Y and facility with which it may be assem* bled, and it Will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and `modification Without material departure i `from thev principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not Wish to be *under-V l stood as limiting myself .to the precise arrangement and formation of the severalparts herein'shown in carrying'out vmy invention in practice.

I claim:

1. In .combination With a Wagon bed cluding transverse members supported upon Copies of this patent may-be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the fcmmii'srioexiotlatnts.

WhichY has hereinthe adj acentV ends of the rack.

2. In combination With a Wagon bed in-f said bed, a hay rack adapted to be rested*VV Vupon the bedr between the transverse mem-YV A bers, and buttons pivotally supported by the transverse members and adapted to overlieY cluding transverse members supportedfuponf said bed,k a hayrack adapted to'be rested upon the bed between the transverse members, buttons pivotally supported by the transverse members andadapted'gto overlie the adjacent ends of .vthe"raclrr,V and vbolts servingv to holdpthe transversev members-'to the bed `and also servingas pivotsfor theV buttons.l Y Y f3. In kcombination with a'vvagon bed in-Vv i cluding transversemembers supported upon said bed', a hay rack adapted to be-rested r i upon the'bed between the transverse members, Ybuttons V,pivotally supported by the transverse members and adapted tov overlieV the'adjacent ends of'the rack, said Vhay' rack vcomprising ,aipluralityof transversely.' 'Y Y 60' ,e spaced relation and resting 'directly' upon the Y Y disposed members arranged in longitudinal wagon bed, and means fcarried by the AWagon bed and detachably coactingrvvith saidnmem-V: 'A lbers to aord a further means for holding` Y' the rack upon the bed. i y Y v In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiX my signature inthe presence of tvvo Witnesses.

VWitnesses Y ,.I.:.B. LAMBE,

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n Washington, n.0." n' Y 

